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Horse profile

Buckna (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Warren Greatrex · Owner Jim And Claire Limited
by Order Of St George (IRE) out of Close Flame (IRE) (Westerner)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Hereford Off 165 days · 7th of 9 Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Buckna is 2 from 12 on turf, both wins in Class 4 handicap chases over 3m at Hereford on good and good to soft. The gelding won there in Nov 2025 off 112 and followed up in Dec 2025 off 115. He has eight placings from his 12 starts. His last run, at Ffos Las in May 2026, was off an official rating of 120 when he finished 7 of 9.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4
Official rating120↓ 2lb off peak
120 112–122

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 118 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 24 Apr 2025

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 150B · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft4150B921 · —
Good to Soft399A902 · 99 / 94.5
Good2118A100.51 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m496B893 · 90 / 88
2m1f – 2m4f2118A94.5—
1m5f – 2m2150B115.5—
Over 3m1——1 · —

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 11 Apr 2026 Official rating 120 at the last run, 5 May 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 131A · median 123
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft4131A111.51 · —
Good3129A1262 · 126 / 111.5
Good to Soft3130B1302 · 130 / 125
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4120B111.53 · 120 / 107
Over 3m2130B1282 · 130 / 128
2m1f – 2m4f2129A117—
1m5f – 2m2131A130.5—

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 11 analysed runs

  • Held up 5 (45%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 4 (36%) · 1 win
  • Led 1 (9%) · 1 win
  • Midfield 1 (9%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Order Of St George (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,129 runs since Jan 2008 (197 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 473.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm26311.5%+1.8—
Good4644710.1%+0.41 from 3
Good to Soft2763010.9%+1.21 from 5
Soft274269.5%−0.20 from 4
Heavy8833.4%−6.3—
Standard (AW)100%−9.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.7—
1m2f – 1m4f18211.1%+1.4—
1m5f – 2m4795812.1%+2.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f473316.6%−3.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m150149.3%−0.40 from 6
Over 3m8450%+40.32 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Close Flame (IRE) (Westerner)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Kildrum (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 3m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Kildrum (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kildrum (IRE)2433mClass 5
Just Three (IRE)210——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 1 20% −2.62
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 1 33% +5.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 2 18% −0.62
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 3 2 67% +7.38
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
Over 3m 2 2 100% +8.38
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Bowen 9 0 0% −9.00
Harry Bannister 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Patrick 1 1 100% +1.38
Brendan Powell 1 1 100% +7.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 2 20% +0.38
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 6 2 33% +4.38
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 2 29% +3.38
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
05 May 26+24d Ffos Las Sean Bowen Champion Jockey Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24f · Good · 9 ran Went straight to front - hampered by loose horse 7th - stumbled 10th - lost advantage 12th - stumbled again 14th - lost pace before 3 out - well beaten and struggling by the last 7/9 24 12-0 12083C97C James Bowen 4/1
11 Apr 26+44d Chepstow Tiptop Lavish Latrine Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Handy early - made ground on pack by 8th - hit front 11th - pushed along when overtaken before 2 out - scratchy at that fence - lost momentum after last to edge home in third 3/8 hd 12-0 12090A120B Harry Bannister 15/2
26 Feb 26+43d Wetherby racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 6 ran Held up handy in the early stages - driven up before four out where errors cost ground and slipped to last three out - soon far off the pace and finished 5th 5/6 12 12-2 12288C107C James Bowen 11/1
14 Jan 26+25d Newbury DJB Cleaning Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled behind the front pair - untidy in 3rd - error 12th - urged forward after 14th - blunder 4 out - unable to challenge before fading approaching 3 out - pulled up before the final fence PU/11 — 12-2 122—— James Bowen 10/3F
20 Dec 25+25d Hereford 7One7 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 25f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Shared front spot early - clipped opponent and fumbled first fence - handy through the first few - drifted left at 3rd - blundered 7th - hit the front from 10th - opened a three-length advantage after the second last - stayed on strongly to the line 1/7 12-0 11599A130B Richard Patrick 11/8F
25 Nov 25+27d Hereford Teeton Mill Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 25f · Good · 7 ran Drifting left with fences - up with pace early - went in front before 3rd - challenged approaching 2 out - asked for effort - edged left again and challenged once more at the last - stayed on to win 1/7 11-11 112—126B Brendan Powell 7/1
29 Oct 25+188d Newton Abbot South West Rail Solutions Ltd. Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled midfield early - drifted left over first and interfered with another runner - scrappy over sixth - toiling from four out before being eased and pulled up two out PU/11 — 11-9 115—— James Bowen 7/2
24 Apr 25+66d Warwick Charlie Wilson Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19f · Good · 9 ran Settled prominently early - hit front after three out - driven approaching final two furlongs - rival came at flank soon after - clipped last hurdle - overtaken by a short margin and asked for more up the run-in - unable to find further response and held for second 2/9 ½ 11-6 118118A129A James Bowen 1/2F
17 Feb 25+33d Southwell Play At The Races StableDuel Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Held up eagerly through the pack early on - moved through into contention approaching 3 out - kept going strongly up the run-in but narrowly denied of second - never able to trouble the winner 3/12 hd 11-7 11381A130A James Bowen 9/2
15 Jan 25+28d Hereford DragonBet Oncourse Values Online Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 9 ran Held up strongly early - tracked front group without effort - improved into contention 3 out - hit the front approaching last - overhauled close home despite driving - beaten into 2nd 2/9 3¼ 11-3 11596B116A James Bowen 6/4
18 Dec 24+28d Newbury Visit Warren Greatrex Racing At Rhonehurst EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 8 ran Held up tight in third early and fighting for head - moved up to second at four out - held that spot until three out - dropped back to fourth by two out - well held at the finish 3/8 18 11-0 —71A105B James Bowen 11/8F
20 Nov 24 Ffos Las Dandara Golwg Gwendraeth Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran Settled in second early - closed on the front-runner after 3 out - asked for effort after 2 out but unable to go by - kept on at same tempo to finish second 2/14 4 11-4 —150B131A James Bowen EvensF

Quick answers

How many races has Buckna (IRE) won?
Buckna (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 8 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trains Buckna (IRE)?
Buckna (IRE) is trained by Warren Greatrex, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 May 2026.
Who is Buckna (IRE)'s sire?
Buckna (IRE) is by Order Of St George (IRE) out of Close Flame (IRE), whose sire is Westerner.
What going does Buckna (IRE) prefer?
Buckna (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Buckna (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 5 May 2026. The highest on record is 122.
What is Buckna (IRE)'s sire's record?
Order Of St George (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,129 runs since Jan 2008 (197 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 473.
Who are Buckna (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Close Flame (IRE), Buckna (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Kildrum (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Kildrum (IRE)). The wins came over 3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.